Russia, US agree on core issues of new disarmament treaty – report (EARTHtimes.org)
Moscow – Russia and the United States have reached agreement on the core issues for a new disarmament accord, the Interfax agency reported Friday, citing unnamed military and diplomatic sources. The report said it was even possible that Russian Presi…
Russia, US close to nuclear pact: Spokesman (The Herald)
Retures. Moscow. Russia and the United States are very close to resolving all remaining questions on a new treaty to slash vast Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons, the Russian Foreign Ministry said yesterday.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-12-18 09:25 Russia eyes postal bank to rival Sberbank (Interactive Investor)
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Russia plans to secure the future of bankruptcy escapee Svyazbank by turning it into a postal bank with twice as many branches as current largest lender Sberbank . The future of Svyazbank, which counts the Russian Post among its clients, was discussed at a recent board meeting of VEB, the government’s bank and the distributor of state anti-crisis funds. “At a meeting …
US, Russia ‘quite close’ on new arms treaty (MalaysiaNews.net)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a meeting of Federal Security Service officers, ahead of their professional holiday on Dec. 20, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009.
Russian Temps Turn Up Heat On Warmers (Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
A Russian think tank alleges that climate-change data obtained from that country have been cherry-picked to overstate a rise in temperatures. With Russia accounting for a large portion of the world’s land mass, incorrect data there could affect the analysis of global temperatures.
Russia, US zero in on new disarmament accord, Moscow says – Summary (EARTHtimes.org)
Moscow- Russia and the United States have ageed on the text of a new nuclear disarmament treaty, with only the periods and commas still needing to be clarified, a top Moscow politician disclosed Friday. Konstantin Kossachov, head of the foreign pol…
Russia says US, Russian negotiators could reach new pact to limit nuclear arms within hours (CBS 6 Richmond)
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian and American negotiators could reach a new arms control deal within the next few hours, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday, but U.S. officials downplayed prospects for such rapid progress.
Russia, US agree on new disarmament accord – Update (EARTHtimes.org)
Moscow – Russia and the United States have ageed on the text of a new nuclear disarmament treaty, a top Moscow politician disclosed Friday. Konstantin Kossachov, head of the foreign policy committee of the State Duma, made the disclosure on Russian t…
Russian Stocks Advance as Oil Prices Rise, Ruble Strengthens (Bloomberg)
Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) — Russian stocks rose for a fourth day in five driven by a stronger ruble and rising oil, Russia’s main export, and metal prices.
